Former South African President Suspends Corruption Allegations

Former South African President Jacob Zuma decided on Friday to suspend his testimony before a commission that investigates cases of corruption and in which he has been accused of alleged involvement in several of these crimes.

Lawyer Muzi Sikhakhane made this statement and told the chairman of the commission, Judge Raymond Zondo, that his client will no longer participate and that he had been subpoenad under ‘false pretentions.’ Zuma attended as of Monday hearings with this group of investigators, led by the vice president of the South Africa Supreme Court, after lengthy negotiations with his legal advisors, and stopped the process on Wednesday in disagreement with the line of interrogation.

Representatives of the two parties negotiated on Thursday the resumption of the sessions and agreed to resume them on Friday, so Sikhakhane’s statement took the Commission by surprise, analysts say in Pretoria.

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Zuma resigned in February 2018 amid widespread demands that he left office due to his alleged links to acts of fraud, embezzlement and widespread corruption.